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"During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet."
Al Gore ; The basis for the later misquote by US Republicans that Gore had "invented" the Internet. Gore was the leading political champion of the modern-day Internet.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7073693 | Drawstringing kit A drawstringing kit including a needle and a guard is disclosed. The needle includes an eyelet for receiving a drawstring. A tunnel of the damaged product is adapted to receive the needle to facilitate stringing of the drawstring through the tunnel. The guard is pos... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6044582 | Floating rope marker assembly for culling fish The floating rope marker is comprised of a rope assembly having a braided hollow rope with an upper end portion being turned in and threaded back inside itself and a lower end portion being turned in through a side wall of the rope and threaded back insid... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5915603 | Loop turner A loop turner is used for turning a loop member inside out. The loop turner includes a bar body having a front end and a rear end. The bar body is provided with a clip segment for coming into removable engagement with the open mouth edge of the loop membe... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5785215 | Drawstring restringing apparatus A drawstring restringing apparatus includes a front end, a rear end, and a mid-portion located between the front end and the rear end. The front end and a portion of the mid-portion adjacent to the front end are hollow. A leading portion of the front end ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5524800 | Replacement drawstring for garment waistbands and hoods, laundry bags and the like A replacement drawstring for use in garments or drawstring bags and designed to easily be threaded through the drawstring tunnel around the opening of said garment or bag. Breakably molded as a part of an aglet at one end of the drawstring is an elongated... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5353972 | Method and apparatus for inserting a drawstring A method and apparatus for inserting a drawstring into garments or articles having a hem or channel for receiving the drawstring. The apparatus includes a resilient, hollow tubular member which receives the drawstring in a secure fashion so that it can be... | 10/11/1994 |
| 4863079 | Drawstring recovery and restringing system A device for restringing and recovering a drawstring from a garment channel which is capable of use both in restringing and in recovering a drawstring from a garment channel. The device comprises a rod, one end of which is adapted to recover and retain a ... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4671437 | Drawstring restringing system A drawstring restringing system comprises a notched flexible rod having a flexible end cap for securing a drawstring to the rod to facilitate restringing of the drawstring through a channel in a garment.... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4335665 | Tool for weaving The weaving tool is provided with a pair of pivotally mounted elements and a spring for biasing the elements together. The forward portion of the tool is made with a thin tapered portion and the material engaging portions mate with each other to form a co... | 06/22/1982 |
